Where does “reve” come from?

reve (Haitian Creole) comes from French rêver, from Middle French resver, from Old French resver, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

reve (Haitian Creole): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “reve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrêverto dream
2Middle Frenchresverto dream
3Old Frenchresverto hallucinate; to be delirious; to wander about
4Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
5Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →Every word from Frankish hnapp →Every word from Old French resver →